Private company

Aroa Biosurgery Limited

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Regenerative medicine company background

Aroa Biosurgery Limited (formerly Mesynthes Limited) is a regenerative medicine company that develops, manufactures and distributes products for wound healing and soft tissue reconstruction. Aroa Biosurgery is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand with a US office in San Diego, CA, and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: ARX).2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

  • Tickeron Australian Securities Exchange1

Aroa Biosurgery Limited (formerly Mesynthes Limited) is a regenerative medicine company that develops, manufactures and distributes products for wound healing and soft tissue reconstruction. Aroa Biosurgery is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand with a US office in San Diego, CA, and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: ARX).2

How it started

History

2008 – Mesynthes Limited (Wellington, New Zealand) was founded by Brian Ward.

2008 – First patent of ovine forestomach matrix and reinforced biologics.

2009 – Endoform Natural™ cleared by the US FDA for treatment of acute and chronic wounds.

2010 – OFM first described in the scientific literature.

2010 – OFM reinforced biologics first described in scientific literature.

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Timeline

  1. Jul 24, 2020Went public Listed on Australian Securities Exchange1

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